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Over the last few years the world of dance has become more and more accessible. Ballet, ballroom, tap and musicals have all ventured beyond the over-plump seats, gilded balconies and velvet curtains of the theatre onto TV, the big screen and even the streets. Gone are the days when attending the ballet was a luxury that could only be enjoyed by a select few. The internet is teeming with videos of some of the world’s most prestigious dance companies and cinemas regularly show live performances. Indeed, on December 12th over a thousand cinemas across thirty countries will be hosting the ballet classic The Nutcracker, courtesy of the Royal Opera House live cinema season.The digital ages has no only revolutionised the way we work and socialise but the way we enjoy dancing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD5hiwOWO88
Crystal Ballet is a new dance company set up by IT specialist Mark Hanford and former Royal Ballet dancer Henry St Clair to utilise this revolution. On 1st July the company launched the first collection of dance works created and filmed specifically for downloading to personal devices in Tokyo. Gensis, choreographed by the award-winning Kim Brandstrup and Ernst Meisner (formerly of the Royal Ballet), follows the life and love of a young couple through the seasons. Featuring dancers from the Royal Ballet and the English National Ballet including Steven McRae and Alina Cojocaru this innovative new form of performing ballet topped iTunes’ classical music videos charts this October.
Gensis is available for £12.50 (a quarter of the price of a ballet ticket) or £1.29 each of the twelve part and will soon be available on Google Play. So get your dance shoes on and go to the ballet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj51U-BNPZA